Johnie T Young
Governance & Regulation Desk
Johnie T Young is the byline of the governance and regulation desk at AI Policy Desk. The desk covers new AI laws, regulator orders, court rulings and the decisions a small team has to make because of them: the EU AI Act, US state statutes, FTC and state attorney general actions, privacy rules for AI tools. A post under this name starts from the primary document (the statute text, the agency order, the vendor's terms) and a source log where every number, date and name has a row with a quoted passage. The desk says which clause or paragraph it relied on, says what it could not read, and gives an opinion with the reason behind it. Posts that change after publication show an Updated date, and a Last reviewed date when the facts were rechecked.
- Starts from the statute or order
- Every fact traced to a source row
- Dated checks on each post
325 articles by Johnie T Young
AI Data Retention Policy Template: What to Keep and Delete
Copy-paste AI data retention policy template: retention periods for prompt logs, training data, and bias audits under GDPR, EU AI Act, CCPA, FTC.
California AB 1898 Died in Committee: What Passed Instead
California AB 1898, the 90-day workplace AI notice bill, was held in committee in May and never reached Newsom. What passed instead, and what to do.
SB 947 and SB 951 Signed: HR AI Rules 2027
Newsom signed SB 947 (operative July 1, 2027) and SB 951 (January 1, 2027) on Sept 30. What California employers must do on AI firing and layoff notices.
EU AI Act Conformity Assessment: What It Is and Who Does It
Self-assessment or notified body? Find out which EU AI Act conformity assessment path your high-risk AI system needs before December 2027.
AI Governance Quarterly Review Template (NIST AI RMF)
A 30-point Q3 2026 AI governance review template organized by NIST AI RMF functions, with copy-paste checklists, documentation guidance, and FAQ.
AI Governance for Nonprofits in 2026: A Practical Guide
Nonprofits are not exempt from GDPR, CCPA, or state AI employment laws. Here is a minimal governance framework a 10-person team can implement in one week.
AI Model Cards: What Regulators Expect and How to Write One
What do the EU AI Act, California AB 2013 and NIST AI RMF expect from AI model cards? See the documentation regulators check and how to write one.
Italy Fines Character.AI €158K Over Child Safety Failures
Italy's Garante fined Character Technologies €158,000 in a July 3, 2026 decision for GDPR and child safety failures. What AI chatbot operators must do now.
EU AI Act GPAI Codes of Conduct: What Signing Gets You
Does signing the EU AI Act GPAI code give a presumption of conformity? No. It is one accepted way to show compliance, and non-signers need a gap analysis.
FTC Drops Disparate-Impact Claims: What AI Hiring Tools Owe
The FTC dropped disparate-impact AI bias claims on August 7, 2026. NYC Local Law 144 and Title VII lawsuits still apply. What changed and what did not.
Colorado Chatbot Safety Act (HB 26-1263) Compliance Guide
Colorado HB 26-1263 signed May 29 requires AI disclosure, minor protections, and crisis protocols for chatbot operators. January 1, 2027 deadline.
Amazon v. Perplexity: CFAA Ruling and AI Agents
The Ninth Circuit ruled the user, not the AI company, accesses a site under CFAA. What the August 4, 2026 ruling means for your AI agent policy.